SVA Newsletter: June 2011
Hoping to see some of your at the VA conference on 17th June – please come and say hello, I love meeting people!
Also if you haven’t already, please fill in the UK VA Survey – you’ll get a free copy of results for taking part, and it’s important to build a picture of what the industry really is becoming.
And lastly, I’m hoping to meet a few more SVA members over the coming months – but we need to figure out what will suit you! Tell us about where you’d like to meet face to face here. And for the online chats, tell us here.
Caroline
Global VA Week:
I’d like to say another thank you to all the virtual assistants who took part in Global VA Week – whether you tweeted, met up with other VAs or joined us online… It was brilliant!
Unfortunately I’m still waiting for the download of the web chat session we did on Friday 20th May from OIVAC – I’ll let you know as soon as it’s available.
More details on the results>>>>
Keep It Legal: Your Website
Couple of pointers here as there’s some ambiguity about what you MUST have on your website. For sole traders you must have:
- Company name
- Your own name, if it isn’t part of the company name
- The address for correspondence
- The contact details including phone number & email address
- The VAT registration number, if you are registered for VA
If worried about having your address on there, use a MailBoxes Etc or ask your accountant if they would hold mail for you. Alternatively make your address sound more “business-y” by including a house name, suite number or floor to your address.
Thanks to Dawn!
Hot Posts
A round up of the hot posts is available on Twitter or click on the Forum and see what everyone has been up to!
- 24-7 Connectivity – do you love your Blackberry?
- Everything you ever wanted to know about VOIP from Voipfone
- SVA joined Facebook (like our page here: http://www.facebook.com/SocietyofVirtualAssistants) but is Facebook a killer app or death to your business?
- Specialist Niches: Nikki of Cloud9 specialises in IFAs – and she tells me that she got some business because of her profile – congrats Nikki!
- The Employee Mentality: Is it holding you back?